Chapter 582: Long Jingtian's Request

"Lingyun, there is one more thing I would like your help with," Meng Juan said to Lingyun with a serious expression.

"What is it?"

"It concerns the upcoming martial arts tournament; I hope you can step in," Meng Juan said.

"Me step in? What kind of tricks is Long Jingtian playing now?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow.

"I think, as a cultivator, you are aware of the changes currently taking place in this world," Meng Juan suddenly diverted the topic.

"How could I not be aware of such things?" Lingyun said, adding to himself: "The person who caused these changes is an old acquaintance of mine, after all."

"With the occurrence of these changes, the invisible shackles between Heaven and Earth have begun to shatter, and Heaven and Earth Origin Qi has begun to flourish; for cultivators, this can be called a golden age."

"What does this have to do with me needing to step in?" Lingyun asked.

"The center of this world's shackle-breaking is Huaxia, and Huaxia possesses several complete Dragon Veins and countless cultivation holy lands; these are things that make people green with envy. If it were before, it wouldn't have mattered, but now, during this time of Heaven and Earth Revival, these things are the most irreplaceable treasures," Meng Juan said with a solemn face.

"You should already know that every Exchange Conference is also equivalent to a division of resources in the Dark World, and the final results achieved at the conference have a great deal to do with the final distribution of interests. At this conference, those who covet the resources within our borders will certainly unite to target us. We need greater strength to obtain enough of a say."

"Those people won't put all their chips on this one conference; perhaps a feint to the east while attacking in the west is a good choice," Lingyun reminded her.

"With Senior Brother coordinating domestically, those people won't be able to stir up any trouble," Meng Juan said with a calm face, clearly having prepared for such matters.

"Long Jingtian? Relying on him alone is not enough," Lingyun said.

"Naturally, it is not just the Dragon Group taking action," Meng Juan said quite confidently.

"Is that so? I understand," Lingyun nodded, a mysterious smile appearing on his face.

"Lingyun, what do you understand?" Chen Jing asked, looking confused.

"I know who else is taking action this time, but it's not easy to talk about it here. I will tell you in detail after we return to the country," Lingyun said.

"Lingyun, you actually know of that faction's existence?" An undisguised surprise appeared on Meng Juan's face.

"That's right. To be honest, I actually have a certain connection with that faction," Lingyun said with a smile.

"Then what about the matters here?" Meng Juan asked with some hesitation.

"Rest assured, Ye Xi, Saeko, and Alice will participate in the Peak Martial Duel, and Chen Jing and Wanyue will participate in the Hidden Dragon Assembly. With the five of them there, there shouldn't be any mishaps. If something really happens, I will step in to resolve it," Lingyun said.

"Can those two little girls, Chen Jing and Wanyue, handle it?"

"If the two of them join forces and go all out, they can still trade blows with you," Lingyun said indifferently.

"Able to trade blows with Elder Meng?" Shui Yunyue couldn't help but gasp.

"By the way, these few items, I'll lend them to you for the time being," Meng Juan flipped her hand, and two black boxes appeared in her hands.

"Spatial artifacts?" There was a hint of astonishment in Chen Jing's tone; she clearly had not expected Meng Juan to possess such precious items.

Lingyun flicked his hand, and the two boxes opened on their own. Inside these two boxes, one contained a long sword shimmering with a cold light, and in the other box was a Samurai Sword, with wisps of lightning flickering upon it.

"Yinshuang Sword, Raikiri?" Chen Jing clearly recognized this sword and blade, and there was a hint of surprise in her tone. "The R Country's Raikiri was stolen previously, and it caused quite a stir for a long time; I didn't expect it to be here. As for the Yinshuang Sword, I remember it appearing once several decades ago; wasn't it in the hands of a bloodthirsty evil cultivator back then? How did it end up in the hands of the Dragon Group?"

"Little girl Chen Jing, you certainly have a sharp eye; this blade and sword are indeed Raikiri and Yinshuang," a smile appeared on Meng Juan's face. "The Yinshuang Sword did indeed appear once several decades ago, and that bloodthirsty evil cultivator was the one I slew. As for this Raikiri, it was stolen from the old Sword Saint by his disciple in R Country, who then secretly ran to China to challenge Senior Brother Long, not knowing the difference between life and death. As a result, that person died on the spot, and this blade fell into Senior Brother's hands."

"The old Sword Saint? Did he not make any response?" Chen Jing asked curiously.

She also knew a thing or two about the old Sword Saint Meng Juan spoke of. That person was also a famous Sword Saint in R Country, and his personality was irritable, just like a firecracker. Moreover, this guy was extremely protective of his own; it would be strange if he didn't react after his disciple had such an incident.

"He did, how could he not!" Meng Juan said. "As soon as this old fellow found out his disciple had met with an accident, he came over to kill, but he suffered a great loss at Senior Brother's hands. If it weren't for the fact that he still had some ability, he wouldn't have even been able to leave Huaxia. To this day, that Laogui is probably still nursing his wounds!"

The corners of Chen Jing's mouth twitched; she was clearly speechless at this old Sword Saint who had lost both his wife and his army.

"Senior Meng, what is the situation with you lending us this blade and sword?" Chen Jing asked.

"This time, other factions have made full preparations and brought out quite a few trump cards. When competing at the same level, weapons are a very important matter. Senior Brother Long was worried that you would suffer losses at this conference, so he entrusted me to bring these two weapons over," Meng Juan said.

"Long Lao is truly generous!" Chen Jing's tone was filled with admiration.

Although these two weapons could not compare to the Nine Suns Heavenly Sword in Luo Yexi's hands, nor the Shura Slash in Busujima Saeko's hands, they were still extremely rare weapons. Generally speaking, even important members of the Dragon Group might not be able to obtain such weapons, but now Long Lao had actually lent such weapons to them so easily.

"It seems Long Jingtian knows us quite well. This sword should be for Ye Xi, and this Raikiri is for Saeko," Lingyun said with a half-smile. "Many people must know that these two weapons are in the hands of the Dragon Group. As long as Ye Xi and the others carry these two weapons to participate in the tournament, they will be labeled with the Dragon Group's tag. Long Jingtian is still the same; always thinking about scheming against people."

"This..." Meng Juan hesitated, clearly also aware of this matter.

"There's no need to do this kind of thing in the future, and I don't want to get involved with the Dragon Group," Lingyun closed the boxes and pushed them toward Meng Juan. "Besides, we are not lacking in these kinds of weapons."

Meng Juan looked at the boxes pushed back in front of her, sighed softly, and then put the boxes away.

"It's getting late, we should head back too. Farewell," Lingyun looked at the sky, which had begun to turn gloomy, and said to Meng Juan.

Watching the backs of Lingyun and the others as they left, Shui Yunyue asked with some confusion: "Master, is Master's approach a bit inappropriate?"

"Senior Brother naturally has his own calculations; as for such matters, let him worry about them!"